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United States Patent | 6,032,979 |
Mossi ,   et al. | March 7, 2000 |
An airbag inflator which can supply airbag inflation gas in an adaptive output is provided. The subject inflator includes two discrete isolated chambers of gas generant materials and permits several distinct inflation performance scenarios while desirably employing a single set of inflation gas treatment components such as filters for the treatment of products of both chambers.
Inventors: | Mossi; G. Dean (Roy, UT); Dahl; Kim V. (Clinton, UT) |
Assignee: | Autoliv ASP, Inc. (Ogden, UT) |
Appl. No.: | 027114 |
Filed: | February 18, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: | 280/741; 280/736; 280/742 |
Intern'l Class: | B60R 021/26 |
Field of Search: | 280/741,731,735,736,742,734 |
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